Article holder



y 1932- I N. c. GATES 1,856,847 I ARTICLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 6, 1930Patented May 3, 1932 NINA C. GATES, OF OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT ARTICLEHOLDER Application filed December 6, 1930. Serial No. 500,445.

This invention relates to an improvement in article-holders, the objectbeing to provide a holder adapted to be applied to the edge of .a tablefor the reception of gloves, bags, or other articles of ladies use, andthe invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described andparticularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. l is a side view of an article-holder1o constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same; Fig. 3 is a top view of the same;gig. 4 is a perspective view of the same; an 5 Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview showing the device applied to the edge of a table with articles inposition.

The holder is formed from two strips of sheet metal, one strip forming atable-plate 10 with a slightly upwardlyscurved lip 11.

The strip is bent at right angles to form a. supporting-arm 12, thelower end 13 of the plate being bent upward into U-shape to form an openpocket.

Secured to the rear face of the arm 12 is a spring clamping-memberH-preferably provided at its inner end with a cushion-pad 15. Thisclamping-member may be secured to the arm 12 by electric welding orotherwise.

This device is adapted to be secured to the edge of a table 16, theplate resting upon the top and the clamping-member extending beneath thetable so as to hold the device in position.

A bag may be suspended in the pocket and the pocket provides space forgloves, handkerchief and other articles.

The table-plate may bear the monogram of the owner, name of the hotel orrestaurant,

or be ornamental as desired, and the device may be finished in anydesired manner, such as plating, enameling or otherwise.

This device maybe readily applied or removed from a table and providesfor the support of articles in a convenient position for the owner so asto avoid the necessity of placing such articles on the table orattempting to hold them.

I claim:

strip of flat sheet-metal bent to form a hori- I zontal supporting-armto rest fiatwise upon the table-top near the edge thereof, a verticalsuspension-arm extending downwardly at a right angle from the outer endof the said supporting-arm, and an upwardly-turned supporting-loopforming an extension of the said suspension-arm, the said holder alsocomprising a doubly-curved spring-retaining member, one end of which isrigidly secured to the rear face of the said suspension-arm andextending thence downwardly in a curve and then upwardly in a reversecurveunder the said horizontal arm with which it yield ingly coacts togrip the edge of the table-top. In testimony whereof, I have signed thisspecification.

NINA C. GATES.

